Vaughan Named LSC Male Athlete of the Year

Published 06/10 2014 01:52PM

Updated 06/10 2014 10:43PM

RICHARDSON, Texas – West Texas A&M football star Dustin Vaughan continued to add to his career accomplishments as he was named Lone Star Conference Male Athlete of the Year, which was announced Tuesday by the league office, based on a vote of the conference’s sports information directors.

He is the first Buffalo to earn the prestigious honor in school history on the men’s side since the award began in 1999. WT junior softball standout Renee Erwin earned LSC Female Athlete of the Year honors as WT swept the award for the first time in school history and second time in conference history (Texas A&M-Kingsville, 2002). Erwin is the fourth Lady Buff to earn the honor and seventh overall winner for the Lady Buffs as Emily Brister won four consecutive times for women’s basketball from 2006-2009. Celeste Stevenson also earned the honor for women’s basketball in 2005 and Sarah Butler won in 2000 for volleyball.

Vaughan, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, was named Fred Jacoby Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the LSC yesterday. Following Vaughan in the standings, men’s golf standout Derek Oland of Midwestern State was second, followed by men’s basketball star Chuck Guy of Tarleton State.

A senior biology/pre-medicine major, Vaughan capped his outstanding career as the only quarterback at any level this season to pass for over 5,000 yards with 5,401, which are the most all-time in Division II. He led the nation in passing and was second in passing yards per game at 385.7. Vaughan’s 53 touchdown passes were the best in the nation and the most in league and school history in a season, as well as being the third-most all-time in Division II. For his career, he owns the school and conference records for passing yards, (13,525), total yards (13,608) and touchdowns (123).

He is a two-time LSC Offensive Player of the Year, finished runner-up in the prestigious Harlon Hill Award and earned American Football Coaches Association All-America honors this season as he helped guide the Buffs to an 11-3 record and a berth in the NCAA Quarterfinals. He was tabbed LSC Academic Player of the Year for a second time in 2013, a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America selection and was the 2012 CoSIDA Academic Division II Football Player of the Year. Vaughan also earned an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete. He recently signed a free-agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys.